Shoulder pad construction



Aug. 15, 1939. J. GIUSEFFI I SHOULDER PAD CONSTRUCTION Filed June 14, 1938 1 N VENT OR. (/6/0/776 6/0: ef

W WyW ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE The Goodall Worsted Company,

Sanford,

Maine, a corporation of Maine Application June 14, 1938, Serial No. 213,645

7 Claims.

This invention relates to garment construction and is particularly concerned with unlined coats in which a yoke is the only lining provided.

An object of the invention is to provide a shoulder pad adapted to be applied to a garment of this kind for squaring off the shoulders of the garment when in use, for reducing mussing and wrinkling in the shoulder portions and, in general, for giving the trim appearance to garments of this kind which is normally possible only in garments of the lined variety.

Another object is to provide means for providing shoulder pads in a preconstructed garment of the kind mentioned.

Another object is to provide new and efficient methods for applying padding to clothes of the kind in question.

Another object is to provide, as a new article of manufacture, a pad adapted to be applied to preconstructed garments.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a coat constructed according to the present invention, the neck portion of the coat being omitted.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a coat comprising the means of this invention and folded, inside out, to disclose the invention in association with one of the sleeve heads and shoulders.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan View, on an enlarged scale, of the shoulder portions of the inside of a coat constructed according to this invention, with the cover of the pad of this invention shown in a partially unstitched condition for disclosing the parts therebeneath.

Fig. 4 is a reverse plan view, with parts broken away, of the shoulder pad concerned in the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail view of a sleeve head and the adjacent parts of a coat comprising the invention and showing the shoulder pad cover thereof detached and folded back from the edge of the sleeve head.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view through the shoulder and adjacent sleeve portions of a coat constructed in accordance with this invention.

As already intimated above, it has been impossible heretofore to provide shoulder pads in garments, particularly coats, of the unlined type, such as summer clothing which is usually washable. This lack of shoulder pads in summer clothing has detracted from the appearance of the clothing since, it is well known, the shoulders of most persons are at least somewhat sloping. In the heavier type of lined clothing, this natural slope of the shoulders can be squared off by the use of padding placed beneath the shoulder and sleeve lining of the coat. But inasmuch as such lining is absent from the usual summer clothing, it has hitherto been impossible to provide the desirable squared off appearance of the shoulders of the garment as worn. Even in the lighter type of garment in which sleeve linings are provided, thereby making possible use of shoulder padding of the usual variety, such padding has proved unsatisfactory since the washing of such clothing might result in the displacement or bunching up of the padding, giving an undesirable appearance to the garment. In this connection, it is to be noted as a requisite for washable clothing, that the parts of the garment, such as the yoke, interior facing lining, etc., should be connected with the body of the garment at the fewest points or lines possible so that the parts of the garment can be individually pressed and shaped for retaining a good appearance in the garment.

The present invention comprises briefly, a pad adapted to be superimposed upon the yoke and facing of an unlined coat and to be secured thereto, with the edge of the pad in alignment with the edge of the upper portion of the sleeve head. The pad comprises a cover which may be of a finished material similar to the yoke of the garment, and which is formed with an extension adjacent the sleeve head, which extension extends down and covers the edge and is attached by suitable stitching to the inside of the sleeve head.

In greater detail and with reference to the drawing, the coat illustrated comprises'a'body 5 provided with sleeves 6, one only being shown. The sleeve is sewed to an armhole 1. The inside of the coat is provided with a yoke 3 extending, as indicated at 9, to the side portion of the armhole, on one side. The inside of the coat is likewise provided with a facing H] extending from its edge H toward the vertical edge of the front of the coat, that is, toward the left, as seen in Fig. 2. The said yoke and facing together provide lining in the shoulder portions of the coat.

The pad of the present invention is detailed in Fig. 4 and is there shown. as comprising a bottom cover or base l2 of any suitable material, a top or finish cover l3, the covers embracing suitable padding material l4 between them, and the whole being suitably stitched together along two edges [5 and I6. Further reference ably positioned before a piping or binding..| 1,. is applied to the sleeve head. The pad, posi' tioned as described, and with the finish material exposed inside the coat, is stitched in place as indicated at l8, Fig. on to the outer face of the shoulder lining. This operation would normally be made by plain machine, that is; regular stitching. Thereafter, the pad is secured'to the edge of the armhole by tacking. Subsequent to this, the piping I1 is positioned around the lower portions ofthe armhole.

It will be seen that the finish cover l3 of the pad is formed to project, as at H! (Fig. 4) beyond the body of the pad along that edge disposed adjacent the armhole. After the operations described in the previous paragraph, this projecting portion of the cover 13 is secured, as is shown in Fig. 6 and at the right hand side of Fig. 3, to the inside of the sleeve head, preferably adjacent the seam connecting the sleeve to the shoulder of the coat.

The portions covered by the projection [9 of the pad'cover l3 are detailed in'Fig. 3 where the projection I9, at the left hand side thereof, is shown as disconnected from the sleeve head. For clarifying the partsillustratedin Fig. 3,-it may be pointed out thatthe edge of the sleeve head is indicated at 20, the edge portion of the facing to which the sleeve head is attached, that is, the edge of the armhole, is indicated at 2|. The edge of the yoke 8 isindicated at 22 and this is covered by the bottom or base l2 of the shoulder pad. The body of the pad is seen'at l4, this body beingv preferably provided with a central garment.

stiffener or partition 23, precluding bunching of the padding. If desired, a light interior cover 24 may be provided on the pad immediately beneath the finish cover 13.

The piping I! may be terminated within and covered by the end portions of the extension IS.

The finish cover l3 may, if desired, be attached separately on top of the pad body after previous positioning ofthe latter. The shoulder pad, being securely attached to the garment along all its edges, cannot become displaced or misshapen despite repeated washings and cleaning operations.

1 The pad itself is of the simplest construction. and the attachment to a coat is accomplished quickly ,and'efiiciently, providing the desirable shoulder appearance already referred to and likewisemaking for a smart interior finish in the .What is claimed is:

l. The combination with a coat comprising a lined shoulder with a sleeve stitched thereto, of

a shoulder pad comprising-a pad body superimand shoulder.

. extremity.

ing,,and, a sleeve stitched to the shoulder, a

shoulder pad, and a cover member attached to the pad, the cover member, at the extremity of the shoulder, being attached to the sleeve head portions of .the coat, and the remainder of the ,cover being attached to the outer. face of the shoulder lining.

3. A coat comprising a shoulder, shoulder lining, a sleeve stitched to the shoulder, a shoulder pad, and a cover member attached to the pad along peripheral portions thereof, the cover member, at the extremity of the shoulder, being stitched tothesleeve head portions of the coat, and the remainder of the cover having its edges attached to the outer face of the shoulder lining.

4., A coat comprising'a lined shoulder with a sleeve stitched thereto in the usual way, a shoulder pad comprising a pad body superimposed on and attached to the face of the shoulder lining and extending toand terminating at the extremenclosing the adjacent edges of. the pad, sleeve 5'. The combination with a coat comprising a lined shoulder and a sleeve stitched tothe shoulder, of a shoulder pad comprisinga pad body superimposed on the face of the shoulderlining,

a cover member on thepad, and an extension on.-

the cover at the shoulder extremit nsaid extension having its edge attached to the coat at the stitch connection between the shoulder and sleeve. V

6. The combination with a coat comprising a shoulder with a sleeve stitched thereto, of a" shoulder pad comprising a pad bodysuperimposed on the inner face of the shoulder, a cover attachedito and completely covering the pad body and secured to the inner face of the shoulder, and an extension on said cover at the extremity ofthe shoulder, said extension being attached to the adjacent sleeve head portions of the coat and covering the edge of the pad body at the shoulder extremity. V

7. The combination with a coatcomprising a shoulder with a. sleeve stitched thereto, of a JEROME GIUSEFFI. 

